DISCLAIMER: I do not own Dynasty Warriors. They're all belong to Koei.
--Never Let Me Go--
by cruger2984
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"Huh? Where am I? Am I dreaming?"
Lu Xun wakes up in the morning after his dream with his wife, who died from sickness after 7 years of her condition. At the time like this, Lu Xun sees a picture frame of him and his wife. He can't believe it that she was now gone and headed to the heavens above.
Meanwhile in his office, Lu Xun sorts some documents and papers. Then some object fall from his table, it was his gift given to his beloved wife, a compass made of gold and a silver chain. Lu Xun suddenly cries in grief and suddenly Sun Shang Xiang came and comforts him as she brings him to her room.
Some soldiers and officials including Shang Xiang's brother Sun Quan and Xiao Qiao's husband Zhou Yu looks at Lu Xun's serious grief as he can't take it anymore of his continuing sadness.
"What's with Lu Xun? What's wrong with him?" Sun Quan questioned.
"His wife died from illness I say. Lu Xun loved her so much when it comes to it after she was terminally ill. But sometimes after a few years, she is gone and leaves him behind. I am so sad of the passing of Lu Xun's wife. She is the happiest person she ever knew." Zhou Yu said.
"I see."
Meanwhile in Shang Xiang's room, Lu Xun's eyes were wet from tears while his cheeks were full of it and Shang Xiang wipes his tears with a handkerchief. Then, she approached him and sat beside him.
"A white rose, why are you holding a rose in your hand?" Lu Xun asked when he noticed the rose from Shang Xiang's right hand.
"I just mourned the loss of your beloved wife, right?" Shang Xiang said.
Then she extended her hand to Lu Xun, giving the white rose to him. "She'll be happy to see you in the skies of heaven!"
Then Lu Xun started to shed in tears and falls into his gold-chained compass.
"Hey, your wife will be disappointed to see you like that!" Shang Xiang said, encouraging Lu Xun to be strong and brave.
"I've... lost... the one that I loved... I promise... to... see her again..." Lu Xun said.
Shang Xiang grab Lu Xun's wrist and pull him to her body and embraced him. Lu Xun then became silent and so as her room, in a moment, Shang Xiang pushed Lu Xun away from her slowly, "You did. You promised to her, I know."
Lu Xun looked at her eyes and her lips smiling.
"I can see that you really love her, the day when you see your wife again, and let your wife promise to stay in your house against those guys from the Kingdom of Wei." she said.
Shang Xiang smiled again. Lu Xun bowed his head, removes his cap, and didn't speak nor move, but in a while he started a word.
"My wife is the white rose of my entire life and my career as an officer of Wu. She suffered a terrible illness years ago and I do my best to work for her, and of course, she is a beloved person to me and a beloved wife to me. She comforted me when I caused some sufferings in my heart, including the loss of my friends and my mentor Lu Meng. And in conclusion, she was now calling in heaven to ascend some things I've missed and I loved with all of my heart with the last gift in my hands. I won't give up, I won't surrender and I never give up with all I've done..." Lu Xun said with open eyes. Shang Xiang shocked of his kind and encouraged words.
Shang Xiang really wanted to support Lu Xun, but she doesn't know how to, but in a moment, already knew what to do.
Meanwhile outside the castle, Shang Xiang along with Lu Xun, Sun Quan, Zhou Yu, Xiao Qiao and Zhou Tai assembled into the square grounds. The internment of his wife and burial rites are now in conclusion with lunch by the mourners and the officers.
Meanwhile in the garden, Shang Xiang held Lu Xun's shoulders, like she's caressing him.
"Your wife is in good condition right now, because no one will hurt her anymore, okay?" she said.
Then she embraced Lu Xun tightly, like she doesn't want to let go.
"We don't want you to see so lonely, Lu Xun. I am in pain when we always see you cry or depress. We want to see you smile just for once again, Lu Xun. Please..." Shang Xiang said and she starts to cry.
Lu Xun couldn't move nor talk. He couldn't move his lips or his body. He was very surprised to hear those words, after the death of his wife. Lu Xun replied back with a gentle hug but it didn't take long when he pushed Shang Xiang away from him.
"Lu Xun..."
Shang Xiang's face was unpredictable. Lu Xun couldn't tell if her face showed happiness or sadness, but to make him sure, he smiled.
Hours later, it was dark in Lu Xun's office. He sorts all of the documents, papers and some scrolls into his file cabinet and he started to rest afterwards, this time he sits down and his eyes closed.
"Lu Xun? Lu Xun, honey? Are you sleeping again?" she said to him in a familiar voice.
"Huh? It's you, what are you doing here?" he replied to her.
"I just call you for our lunch with Sun Jian. I also prepared some dessert Xiao Qiao made for us." she said.
"Okay, thanks. But I won't going to eat. I was just going to rest here." Lu Xun said to his beloved wife.
"All right then, I have prepared you some red bean soup and some red tea into the coffee table. I'll be leaving right now." she said.
"Okay, take care."
Afterwards, Lu Xun head to the coffee table and he enjoys his red bean soup his wife made for him and after his meal, he rests on the green fields in front of a fishing port. He closed his eyes and the winds breezed before him.
Meanwhile in the present night, Sun Quan saw Lu Xun sleeping in his office and suddenly he hears footsteps, it was his father Sun Jian.
"Quan, what are you doing?" he questioned his son.
"Shh... Lu Xun's sleeping. I think he was in a dreaming state." he said.
Suddenly, Jian and Quan saw a piece of paper and Quan gets it. Quan gives the paper to Jian and he reads the paper with some last words from Lu Xun's wife.
"In the shadows my spirit weak. Love broke through darkness and lifted me. And I know you'll never let me go."
Jian and Quan can't believe what the letter said and Jian broke into tears and said, "This one will make an epitaph for his wife!"
Quan and Jian are headed to the epitaph making center to make an epitaph for his wife by three hours and in the morning, the epitaph is finished.
Some days later, Lu Xun, holding the Wu banner and the picture of his wife is leading to the grave of his wife together with Zhou Yu, Xiao Qiao, Sun Jian, Sun Quan, Sun Shang Xiang and some officers are also headed to the grave of Lu Xun's wife. It was snowfall in the Kingdom of Wu, like the day when Ling Tong and Gan Ning are having a snowball fight together.
Behind him, Sun Jian was holding an epitaph and Sun Quan holds a bouquet of flowers, wearing smiles on their faces.
"Shang Xiang's right. My wife will be disappointed to see me lonely." Lu Xun thought while Shang Xiang and Xiao Qiao are looking at him.
When they arrived at the lake, everything was full of snow flakes, the trees, the ground or even their suits or armor. Lu Xun placed his one knee on the ground and he put the flowers at the front of the hill. Meanwhile, Sun Jian and the rest are setting up camp while Shang Xiang and Xiao Qiao prepared some food for the officers and of course Lu Xun.
"Attention everyone, we have to leave Lu Xun alone as he prayed over his wife's grave. Please do not disturb him under these circumstances when he's done." Sun Jian said as he ordered the officers to not disturb Lu Xun's prayer.
After all, Lu Xun sits down and he presents a gold-chained compass and puts it on the ground. Minutes later, Sun Quan place an epitaph on the ground and some food Lu Xun wanted.
"You know, me and my father made this epitaph in honor of your wife. She loved you very much and I guaranteed it." Quan said to him.
"I appreciated." he replied at Quan.
"Quan, I have a favor to ask you. Please tell the officers including your father and your sister to keep quiet for a minute and I'm going to have a little eulogy for her." Lu Xun said.
"Oh, okay." replied Quan.
Later, Quan orders everyone to keep quiet for a minute as they now begin Lu Xun's eulogy of his wife.
"Honey, wherever you are, I hope to see you happy from heavens above. This time, I would like to see you brave and strong and don't forget our memories together. I will still protect you even though I'm away from you. Nothing in this life has walked these streets and your love opened my eyes show me what you see and I know... I'll never let you go. Honey, I love you."
After his speech, Lu Xun wields his twin sabers and rose from the skies above. All of the officers are emotional over Lu Xun's eulogy and the whole Sun family impressed by his words.
Then after he delivered his eulogy to his wife, Lu Xun looked at the sky, he imagined his wife's face smiling at him and heard her voice in his head, saying: "Lu Xun, you're truly are my saving grace. I love you."
A/N (Author's Note): Lady Qiang is the name of Lu Xun's wife. I just made it fictional that's all he's just calling her 'Honey' most of the time.
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